Sewing-machine attachment.



PATBNTED Nov. l5. 1907.

J. H. BoYB. A SEWING, MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

APPLIGATIDN FILED 001212. 190e.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

J. H. BOYE.

SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.'12. 1906.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

- UNITED STAT CHICAGO., ILLINOIS, A G() SEWING-#MAGHIN E ATTAGHME NT.

No. S70-,219.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1807.`

ppliuation filed October 12.1906- Serial No. 333.622.

To all whom it may concern: y Be it :known that I JAMES H. BOXE; o. citizen ot' the UnitedStates, residing ut Chicago', in the county ol- Cookl angl- State of Illinois, vhave invented a new land useful Improvement in Sewing-Machine ttachments,

oi which theiollo'wing is a. specification.

My invention relates particularly tu attachments serving tondapt sewing. m'aohines for various kinds of work, such'as heinstitching, shining, tcki'ng, ruiiing, ptc.

My primary-object is to provideiuiiversal attaching means for the various devices indicated, whereby a single attaching meansmay serve for securing various de vices teorie 'niachine, or may serve for securing the salme device to any one of numeroustypes oi' iriachines. lhe invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drav'v'inguin .whichf ..f\.

Figure 1 is a broken vsectional view of s. sewing-mii-y chine equipped with mJy irriproved device as employed 42() for'attachi-ng 'a li'emstitche to the presser-foot of the machine; Fig. '2, a broken View illustrating the spacing lof the cloth for hemstitching purposesin ainanner now vell understood; Fig. `3, '='a View illustrating the hein4 stitching done by tlieuse of the mechanism, as shown in Fig. 1'; Fig. 4, a perspective View showing in y attechingdevice `with n. liemstitcling deviceof ii`nprovodconsti .climi r-omliin'ed tl1erewitli; Fig` 5,-!.: 1. gbroken sectional view of the inechanisi shown in Figi Lft-lie.

sectionllieing'taken als iiii'liua'tecl at A line 5 oi'Fig. 8; Fig.. 6 similarsifction showing, myinipreved vdevice used as'filliistralerl in Fignj .for shirring purposes, the section beiugztak'en'iis.indicated stline 6 el'. Figifli; Fig. 7, ai view illustrating talig'v muur@ of the workili'me by the mechanism iu"iui ged :is .shown in LfigsGfaHdl 9; Fig. 8, s-pla;n sectional ,view Lai-kun as indicated. at line ,'8 of Fig 1.; liig. Ufa [dan section showing luyimpro'ved clevivi;-en'iployed'-in connection with ille"ii'eisell`0ut :,..Uf-' rt'h.,e wing inaehin. for .shining purl' Eig, l0,` v' .a iilzul iiw iii the*lienistitcliinadapted l 4D lby lill.inemlier"shiiwn nfpliedStu the pressi -I4`ig 9.;=-1ig.1l], ;1. pianse( iontl vimi- Q- uinmboff "'u'lfied li-y the fil' i side with a limgitu'dinal guide-block# yrovided Withl vg5 hearing upon -t-lu' upper-surface of the yshank' g'lalid' tion; F, a shirring attachment adjustably connected with the' presserfoot D, and serving also as un attach. mcntLattuclling device; and G, :i heinstitcher :lttacliment adjustnlnly' connected with the attachment F.

The regular parts oi the sewing niaclline are oi Wellknowu' construct-ifm and operation. mid need not be (1escribed in detail. ll. 11i-.ry 'he smtmll, however, that tileneedle-bar lis equipped with n collare having :L lug cf, :is shown in Fig. 1l, fitted with a set screw l!z which serves in securing the needle Ain the usual manner;L

The presser-foot D' is applied to the presser-[ont bar by moans of a'setscrew d, in a well. understood manner. The presSer-foot has the usual prengsodl, df which are provided 'Witnsubstant'ially parallel outside surfaces d3.. The feeddevice E comprises n toothed reciprocating member which-moves rearwardly while in the elev ated 'position and which is 'depressed during its return f Movement' to' enalb'l'e itll to take a fresh. hold upoiilther-,O cloth inthe usual manner. 1 l The member F, which constitutes' bot-h a shining, attaehment'and an attchmentqitta'ching device, comprises allirizontally disposed transversely extending; barf'equip'ped :it one end with an up-turned flange f ,75 aud'at a: disance [rom saidfiange and onthe lipperzside ff of thdbg-Jiiitli a. guide or Ilauge f 2 opposed 1.o the flange f Through the Vilange'mf lugj" 'passes al set screw f, The Harige is-at right-angles to the bai-f und'pre'ier- ,y ably projects' 'sleinewhiz past the front anal rear edges of? -80 the`v bar to facilitate the adjustments hereinafter men-... Monod. The longef is adaptedto engage the short. 3 .member dof the presser-foot, while the set' screwsex'vesl to engage the long meuiber ril-ofthe presser-font, so thatl tlie membeijfmoy be clampingly appliegif'to the' prsser- 8 5 foot and may. be adjusted forwardly or rearwardly with relation I othc. presse doot. The 'f iesser-foot-r'ecoiving channel betweenv the flanges fl andfl is bpe1topped-;. .und open-@mimi to permit u. ii'ide range oi adjustment 'Iliiportion of ilidbar f projecting 'be yofrd. the fia-nge sorvingio clamp theparts together. It'inrill4 be uufdfe stood' that the device G inay be adjusted longitudinally of thc .bar f to bri'ngnny ono of the serien of needlcguides, of periugs,'ihto registration with the needle. Also, the member 1 may H.beadjusted forwardly and rearwardly with relation to the premier-foot bar for the same purpose. I The lower Sii-rim@ 0f the, bar 92 is horizontal and lies iii tho'me Piani! as fh' luwel surface of tho l'iarf. The bar g? im@ its upper surface. beveled from a point g t0 the exirelilly 0f th@ bari so that a greater or lese thioknoiof the bei Will b9 PTE' sented between the layers of {abri- 412, @TM ille point where the sewing is effected, o o-eenling te tim-@CHUM ment' o the'meinixer G with relation i0 tiiempillbf F- eurfacee of tlie bam By reference yto Figs. l, 2 andy 3, il: readily will il@ understoodthat' the width of the. heilltilh diepilds upon the thickness of th bar interpoed between 1511 stripe o clothl The barf preferably beve-194mm? at iteiront edge, as 'iidelii at in'Fig. 4," facilitate tn e passing 0I the-619th bef' tween the bar eg2 and f at the meeting edges thereof, Itis understood, of course, the presser-loot be! D may be'lwered in the neual manner, so that the lower fina gawoui@ be .opposed tothe.

feeding devicQ intheopemtion oi the mahinmthe rear portion of t hc pr sxred-t'employ thi,l devi E for shin-ing purposes,

presser-foot in the inanner illustatedjn Eig .f`6 ='a n d -9. In this postion, 4 the'barf; what, an ndiatedatff, to fa` ilitatethepassage'ofltlie "opposed, in theperat'ion ofV '.lnachine'ar designated i' usual-mnner to enable, ehigiging ofthe ,clothto be aniiwill operate in the "clamping screw 'extending longitudinal-little@ bi1 3. 'Eile combination to the presi-xox,

clamping collar as the needleibar descends. and the 05 needle. It will'Je iinfiertood that the member F may be adjusted forwardly or backwardly on theproosm' f oot andthe tneker H muy be adjuatod longitudinally on the bar f to bring the perforation h" into registro tion with the needle. In Fig. 13, x represents a piece of cloth which has been tucked by the use of=tho imn proved mechanism.

n'wm be obvious to those-skilled in the art uit; the 'zu shirring attachment' F, which ser'ves' also as a. general attachmentottaching"device, lmoy he einployeglfin connection `with various forms of attachments frigecuring said attachments to tho prossor-foot of o, sewing' machine', so that liy-the aid. of 'the device F, universal 80 atta'chments'ray'be eliiployfi, igvliereby any attachment may beapplied to different' kinda 'of machines or lilerent kinds of attachments may be eppliedtothe .The l{Q reggjingn'detailedJdeacription has :been lgiven 8 5 tation b u lliielfstooti therefrom.. l

new, and desire 'to secure by Lettere" Winti Patent, isf;-

toot and .equiriped Quilts-opper slgiezwith'anges und "au Clmpingclefw, contracted end'arrdnged? te permit awti justine-int'v ot :L -A devicey gt ,tiie character -se't tenth.

tending?tansverseiyfot' aid 'bui-.fthe opposite end oi said liar havingu guide attending longitudinally o f the Inu foiadjustablymountinganother attachment.'

` finto vsmid weisser-ii channel, tortue purpose s et'toitili,

ciotliln the; hein-stitching operation,"

i 4. Inh-ifelse hem-stitching meansl'ain adjustable atten-hai bur projecting the'refi-om n nr 1 4 equilmml with a serien of needle openings.

The cornlilnu'tion -wtth'ngtlim messer-fontina" o"i1 sewing mailling of `i1 ,taper lng longitudinally url luniizlilel -lrar-forminer'nbei-iidpted to lle between niiet ofoloth Veind separate -tho Home -in engueuler-or icuii rloislee, w-fj.'

gud d position either; in' the, front or'lh the vom' of the punition 13() 7. 'll'm ir'oinlilnnilon of a bar equipped with minimaV fol' viunipinizly scouring lt. :it rlightangles to n prenmuf-fool,

lopgitudlnlly wth relation to said iight-named bm', for the purpo'se set 'forth.

8. The. combiaflo'n with@ bar equipped nem: oney end 'on`ivts upper eide with a trasverse opp-topped phd' openlended'. channeb with a clamplng-scl'evsf projecting thereluto, and 'equipped -near: the other; end with a guide, 'and u ,parallel' bar having its reni edge adjacent to the trout edge 't laid lmst-'named ber and equipped4 with 'a ih ank prqylde'd with a'guide engaging leitet-named f' wipe@ i z 9. The combination with a pressebfoot, ot a. bar equipped. on lts uppe'r surface at ouehd thereot with hangen, ne ot said anges projecting ps; nn exigent4 the bgr, a. set screw ycarried -by the o thel: henge, :iid a longltudlx'xalfguide carried by the opposite end pol-tum' ot 16 JAMES H. BOYE.4

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